Xu Jingchang nodded, the son of Jiangmen, even if he has never fought, he still understands this sentence.
The three of them sat down again, Xu Jingchang said: "Fu Guogong took the initiative to ask for war this time, it was indeed beyond the expectations of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, foolishly thought that it was reckless, the Japanese are difficult, the difficulty is difficult, the waves are their best protection, although it is a way to take its nest directly, but its nest is on the islands near my country, my Ming Naval Division has at most experience in offshore warfare, the ocean and the sea, although I am not good at water warfare, it is not just the war itself, if the command is at a loss, even with the full support of the emperor, I'm afraid I'm going to go home.
Those who defeat the Duke of Nations may not be the Japanese Emperor, but may also be a natural disaster."
Xia Xun bowed his head and said: "Dingguo Gong Jinyu's good words, Yang remembered it.
However, I have thought it through this request, and what I want now is to make sure that my army is united and ironclad.
If there are no internal problems, I can only consider external problems, otherwise, this battle really does not need to be fought, and it will definitely be lost."
Ming'er glanced at him, and said: "Chizhong is my father's old department, and he and my third brother are also inextricably linked, you don't have to worry about it here, when he arrives in the capital, let Jingchang come forward to set up a banquet and entertain you, and help you get acquainted."
After all, if you want him to command the whole army for you, once he fails, it will not be good for him, and his vital interests, coupled with the relationship between my Xu family, there will be no big problems on Chizhong's side. ” Xu Jingchang was also nodding: "Auxiliary Guogong, please rest assured, I will do my best to help."
As for the Chaohu Yu family, what are Guogong's plans?"
Xia Xun said: "The Chaohu Yu family has to wait for their people to enter Beijing before making contact.
I think that since the Yu family is unique in the DPRK and China, and has always had nothing to do with the officials of other factions, as long as I treat them sincerely and accept them wholeheartedly, I think there will be no big problem.
They are a family of sailors, and they also have to cherish their feathers, if they lose the battle, what good will it do to the reputation of the Yu family?"
Xu Jingchang shook his head: "Guogong, you are wrong to say that.
You don't need to worry about Chizhong's side, the Yu family is the person you should focus on, don't look at the Yu family's little involvement in the affairs of the DPRK and China, but my Daming sailor is from the Yu family, if the Yu family is willing to use it for you, the sailor is up and down, there are not many people who dare to make trouble, and if the Yu family disobeys you, hehe, there is no need to deliberately mess with your eggs, a fleet with a big tail and immovable command is enough for you to have a headache. ” Xia Xun was moved, and hurriedly asked: "How can I tell you this, I don't hide it from you, in terms of the army, Yang really doesn't have much to do, and he hasn't specifically learned about it before, if there are any problems, please ask Dingguo Gong to mention more." ” Xu Jingchang saw that he really didn't know anything about the Yu family, so he explained: "That's the case, the reason why the Yu family is talked about less often is because the people of the Yu family have never served in the court.
In fact, the status and power of the Yu family are very large.
In that year, Yu's father and son led the dead to defect to Taizu, and then fought Chaohu, Zhanheyang, Zhanyuxikou, and Yuyuzhou, crossed the river by servant, seized the quarry, took Taiping Mountain, first defeated the Yuan army in Chengshui Village, Lou Chuan, and then defeated Huai Shuai Chen also first 200,000 people in Fangshan Luzhai, and decided to take Jinling.
After Taizu opened the country, Yu Tingyu, who had been killed in battle, was posthumously named the Duke of Hejian County, and his three sons, Yu Tonghai, Yu Tongyuan, and Yu Tongyuan, were respectively named the Duke of Qiuguo, the Marquis of Nan'an, and the Marquis of Yue, and gave Danshu iron coupons.
A family of four fathers and sons, two princes and two marquises, such an honor has been rare since ancient times, and this kind of grace is not far behind my Xu family.
Fuguo Gong, you are not an outsider, to put it mildly, I am afraid that you Fuguo Gong plus the title of governor of the five provinces will not be able to suppress them.
Of course, they may not embarrass you, but precisely because they do not belong to any faction, and they do not need to sell the face of any faction, once there is a failure to transfer, it will seriously affect your prestige. ” Xia Xun knew that today's trip was not in vain, if he hadn't gotten the news early, he would have to go out to the open sea to find out the problem, then there would be a big problem.
He already understood Xu Jingchang's words, he was saying that although the Xu family is the first family of the Ming Dynasty, the Xu family is not the all-conquering family, and on the water, the Yu family is the first family that deserves to be the first.
It's as if the Xu family is the marshal of the army, and the Yu family is the marshal of the navy, and the two are both founding fathers, so it is impossible to talk about who is higher and who is lower.
And because of the special surname of the Yu family, the Yu family's disciples, old people, subordinates, and retinues are almost all concentrated in the Chaohu Water Division, which has become a kingdom of reading power, and the knife cannot be inserted or the water can be splashed.
There is no problem with the emperor's decree to transfer the people of the Yu family to fight alone, but it is very difficult and difficult to transfer the people of the Yu family to obey the dispatch of Yang Xu, the prince of his auxiliary state.
This problem is not only in ancient times, even in the modern army, whether it is the discipline of the army or the ideological quality has been greatly improved, you parachute in a person who has never been in the army as a commander, to command a group of generals with outstanding military achievements, seniority, and high status, his emotions will instinctively resist, no need for any precise purpose, disobey you, and this is enough.
What's more, the power of the Yu family, this kind of old founding father family, he is a new nobleman, and he can hold it Xia Xun is worried about this, he is not worried about the constraints of the court, he has the supreme command of the five coastal provinces, has the support of the emperor, has the power of life and death, and the military logistics are mainly in the hands of the civilian officials, and the civilian faction is the person of the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi, even if the second prince Zhu Gaochu and his faction want to bite him to death one by one, they will not make a fuss about this matter, otherwise once the handle falls into the hands of the emperor, it will be wrong again and again, and it will really not be able to turn over.
Xia Xun was most worried about the army, he originally thought that the little-known Yu family had nothing to do with the various factions in the DPRK and China, and it was easy to deal with, but he didn't expect it to be the most difficult to deal with.
The reason why the Yu family has nothing to do with the various factions in the DPRK and China is not because their strength is not qualified, on the contrary, the Yu family is a faction that reads power, and this is indeed a thorny problem.
Immediately afterwards, Xu Jingchang mentioned another thing that gave him an even more headache.
"Ahem, Fu Guogong, there is one more thing, I guess you don't know.
At the time of the martyrdom of the saint today, there was a big battle in the Baigou River, which was extremely tragic, and the imperial court lost several generals, among which there was a general, Yu Tonghai. ” Xia Xun was taken aback, and said in a lost voice: "There is such a thing" Xu Jingchang said: "Yes, Yu Tingyu died in battle as early as when he followed Taizu to conquer the world.
Among the three sons, Yu Tonghai, the Duke of Yuguo, and Yu Tongyuan, the Marquis of Nan'an, are now deceased, and among the biological sons of the founding marshal Yu Tingyu, Yu Tongyuan, the marquis of Sanyue, is the only one left, and he died in the battle of Baigou River and died in the hands of the emperor's Jingnan army.
At that time, each was its master, and the Yu family would not resent the emperor because of this, but after all, this Yu Tongyuan was already the oldest person in the Yu family, and it was only three or two years after the incident.
That would be counterproductive. ” He looked at Yang Xu with a wry smile and asked, "Guogong, who gave you the bad idea to choose who is not good, and choose the Yu family." ” Ming'er's pretty face turned red, and a pair of big eyes first glanced at Xu Jingchang, who was ignorant of it: "So talk about your aunt, I'll settle accounts with you when I turn around" and then stared at Xia Xun for a moment.
Xia Xun looked upright, and said solemnly: "The person who came up with the idea for me is smart and wise.
Dingguo Gong also said that this army is used well, it will be my greatest help, it can be seen that there is nothing wrong with choosing the Yu family, as for all kinds of difficulties, I think, maybe this wise man deliberately tested me, if I can't even solve these difficulties, how to solve the Ming Dynasty's chronic disease, the East China Sea Wolves" Halfway through Xia Xun's speech, Ming'er was already smiling like a flower, who doesn't like the praise of her sweetheart Although Ming'er is young, but due to the different family backgrounds and status, the starting point is higher than that of ordinary girls, if you praise her for her unparalleled appearance and gentle surname, these are the most popular words that ordinary girls like to hear, she may not be happy, but praise her for her outstanding learning and superhuman strategy, even if she is a proud girl like her, she likes it from the bottom of her heart.
In particular, he complimented himself in front of himself, covering his stupid nephew, "This big liar is cheating again, hehe", this time, it feels sweet.
Xu Jingchang said: "Well, Jingchang naturally believes in Guogong's ability, but I'm worried that time waits for no one."
Xu Jingchang is also a member of the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi's faction now, and he is already close to Yang Xu, but now he doesn't need to be afraid, so he said: "If you want to get the recognition and support of the Yu family, I'm afraid it's not a matter of a while."
Now that the wind of competition for succession has spread all over the world, the Yu family will not know that they could have asked the eldest prince to repair a book, but the identity of the eldest prince has not been determined, and he has not even seen much upper hand in the competition with the second prince. ” "Ahem, there are some things, it is inconvenient for men to come forward, in fact, women are more appropriate When I am bored in Beijing and want to walk around, it is better to let me accompany Guogong to Chaohu Lake."
The sweetheart defends himself so much, but he can't be anxious anymore, he is older than himself, and he has gray hair, so it won't be enough to stand together, besides, when he first offered the plan, Ming'er already had this public weapon for private use, and he could stay with his sweetheart in the right way.
So Ming'er stood up and stepped forward.
"Aunt" Xu Jingchang said in surprise: "Auntie, how do you deal with those men in the Yu family who have no one in their eyes?"
Xu Ming'er smiled and said, "Who said that I was going to see a man?"
To be continued: